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Your article on the release of our most recent test data attempted to present a balanced view of the progress of the Chicago Public Schools (“High school test scores take tumble,” Page 1, May 18).
District-level testing occurs more frequently and takes up more learning time in urban districts than in suburban districts. In grades K-2, urban students spend about 52 percent more time on ...
Why many high-stakes testing foes see ‘modest’ progress in No Child Left Behind rewrite. December 1, 2015. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Chairman Sen. Lamar Alexander, ...